In English
What is the difference between man and God? The one with the feeling of separateness and individuality () is human, while God sees everything in the cosmos as His manifestation. Recognizing the truth that all are His forms is the perception of the divine. A noble man will perceive himself as part of society (). The nobler man will perceive himself as part of the entire creation. The one who perceives the entire creation as the manifestation, of God () is a (fully self-realized one). He sees the divine in every part of this creation. What are the attributes of a ? The heart of a is like a lotus. Where is the lotus born? It is born in mud. Where does it live? It lives on the surface of water. The lotus is neither defiled by mud nor wetted by water. Yet it cannot survive even for a second without mud and water. Man's accumulated of past lives are like mud. The present life can be compared to water. A is one who is not affected by his past life. Though his present life is the consequence of his past , yet it can be pure and free from the mud of past traits.